Research Article

Diuretic Properties and Chemical Constituent Studies on Stauntonia brachyanthera

Table 1

The accumulated urine volumes of rats by treating different doses of ESB.

Substance (mg/kg)Accumulated urine volume (mL)
+1 h+2 h+3 h+4 h+5 h+6 h

None0.55 ± 0.381.01 ± 0.511.36 ± 0.591.35 ± 0.581.49 ± 0.651.56 ± 0.66
ESB 1502.98 ± 0.495.87 ± 0.487.22 ± 0.697.66 ± 0.808.17 ± 0.888.70 ± 0.90
ESB 3002.59 ± 0.04#6.36 ± 0.377.38 ± 0.418.18 ± 0.518.61 ± 0.548.99 ± 0.54
ESB 6002.49 ± 0.30#6.23 ± 0.707.76 ± 0.758.41 ± 0.758.82 ± 0.749.62 ± 0.74
Furosemide2.64 ± 0.71#5.37 ± 0.776.66 ± 0.987.39 ± 1.007.73 ± 1.008.36 ± 1.09

Data are represented as means ± SEM; number in parenthesis is the number of rats used; nd: not determined; and   versus control (none).